Romeo And Juliet Language Essay

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare includes many ideas into the play, that Romeo makes impulsive decisions, does not think ,and is not very mature.Shakespeare uses elements of language in Friar Laurence's speech to convey the idea that everything is both good and evil. In the first half of the soliloquy, Shakespeares uses a metaphor by referencing Titan's fiery wheels, which is a reference they used in Greek Mythology. The text states, “ From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels.” (4) This is an example of good because the meaning of this is, what they believed was the “Sun God”, would drive his fiery chariot across the sky each day to light it up.Overall, the sun is a very important and powerful thing to this Earth. In the poem they use the sun as a positive. Friar Laurneve states, “ Now ere the sun advance his burning eye, The day to cheer and night’s dank dew to dry.”

For example, the flower is a metaphor conveying that things can be both good and evil. By smelling the flower it could make someone happy and make them want to smell it more, but when you eat the flower, or use it for something it could kill you. The text states, “ For this, being smelt, with that parts cheers each part, Being tasted, stays all senses with the heart.” (25-26) This is a great example and foreshadow of what will happen to Romeo at the end of the play. In addition, evil in a lot of cases can become more powerful than the good. For example, “ And where the worser is predominant, Full soon the canker death eats up that plant.” (29-30) Furthermore, the Earth can be a very happy and great place, but sometimes things can change that. Friar Laurence says, “ For nought so vile that on the earth doth live, But to the earth some special good doth live.” (17-18) Everything in the world is both good and evil no matter how hard you try to make it